In celebration of the International Day of Peace, GMA Network’s beloved love team Barbie Forteza and David Licauco are officially the newest ambassadors of Save the Children Philippines.
The Kapuso Network’s dynamic duo will be at the forefront of Save the Children’s mission to amplify the voices of children and inspire people to protect and fulfill the rights of every child. They will be joining the ranks of other Save the Children Ambassadors such as Jennifer Garner and Enrique Iglesias.
Save the Children, the world’s leading independent organization, was founded in the aftermath of World War I in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb, the woman who drafted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1924 which was eventually adopted as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
GMA Network lnc.’s Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, senior vice president for Programming, Talent
Management, Worldwide, and Support Group, and president and CEO of GMA Films noted how Barbie and David’s engagement with Save the Children coincides with their role as Adelina and Hiroshi, respectively, in the hit teleserye ‘Pulang Araw’ and said: “This is where the role of our newest ambassadors comes in. In ‘Pulang Araw’ Barbie Forteza and David Licauco portray Adelina and Hiroshi, characters caught in the crossfire of war.The show also demonstrates the psychological and emotional battlefields that war imposes on children.”
During the partnership signing of GMA Network Inc., with Save the Children Philippines, Barbie and David expressed their gratitude for being chosen as Save the Children Ambassadors and shared their initial plans on how they can use their platform to support children’s causes.
